Botswana vs Nigeria: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Botswana
0.379 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria
0.38 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
148th
Nigeria rank
147th
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.38 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.001 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.039 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 0.009 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.0985 per 1,000 people | 0.0495 per 1,000 people | 0.049 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.1585 per 1,000 people | 0.1525 per 1,000 people | 0.006 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.194 per 1,000 people | 0.192 per 1,000 people | 0.002 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3211 per 1,000 people | 0.3153 per 1,000 people | 0.0059 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3893 per 1,000 people | 0.3827 per 1,000 people | 0.0067 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.4027 per 1,000 people | 0.384 per 1,000 people | 0.0187 per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.38 per 1,000 people against 0.379 per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 0.001 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.